I’ve had them multiple times. Do not like, make a mess, pain to maintain.

Wow, amazing shot

Also have a backup plan.

Consider how the NAS will be used. Is it just file storage, or will you want to stream from it?

If just file storage, you can use lighter hardware.

I’m running a 5 year old Dell Small Form Factor desktop as my NAS/media server. It’s power draw is under 12 watts unless I’m converting files. There’s room for 3 data drives (boot drive is M2). It has no problem streaming, unlike my consumer NAS. And it cost way less.

You got this.

Don’t be afraid to pull everything out so you can set things up right, like with shelves.

And commit to never leaving anything in the aisle.

“Retire”

Do these marketers just try to slip stuff like this past their clients, just to see what they’ll sign off?

“I see what you did there”

Or

“What the hell is wrong with you!?” haha

Though a head turn to looking at the camera would make it perfect!

Nah, just us tech heads that are willing to put in the effort (and I’m not, Linux on the desktop has a long way to go, and I use Linux for all sorts of services).

99% of users can’t be bothered to understand the concept of a web browser, and that there are different ones. Switch them to any Linux distro and they’d freeze like deer in headlights.

Source: decades of providing support.

And yes, dumb move my MS, not sure what they’re trying to do here.

I’m pretty sure that pot predates that machine. Nice.

And we had both!

And Faith of the Heart

Looks Sounds like a window needs broken

Plumicorns! That’s impossible to beat.

Hahaha, that pic of the Rock nails it! See, owls make great memes.

This may not fully solve the problem, but have you tried using it through Hermit or Native Alpha? These are browsers designed to make websites work like apps on Android.

Combined with my password manager (Bitwarden), it’s usually as fast or even faster than some apps, with a side benefit of a single app install rather than an app for each service.

So far this has worked well for Amazon, Walmart, libraries, my healthcare login, bank, ebay, Home Depot and Lowes, etc.

Hahaha, oh, yea, forgot that episode. Thanks

Not sure why you mentioned he collects flutes?

My experience with military gear is the opposite - it was designed to last long enough to use, with the recognition it’s going to be lost or destroyed in battle.

That, of course, depends on the item. Older stuff can be quite sturdy. For example, I have a 1960’s self-contained analog multimeter that’s in it’s own aluminum case (looks like it was designed in the 50’s, just post-WWII). It’s clearly been banged around (the case is rough) but it still works, and is designed to be regularly adjusted - there’s a sticker or label inside showing the last time it was adjusted.

It seems stuff from at least the 1980’s (probably the 60’s, really) had more of a “built just good enough” design goal. Regular/continuous maintenance isn’t much of a concern for the military as compared to us civilians.

Yea, that’s a weird thing for him to say.

They have basically no peripheral vision, which seems a big part of why this happens. From my understanding, prey tend to have greater peripheral vision, not predators, which isn’t an intelligence thing.

Wow, looking at the photo below of his wing all I hear is Terry Gillam saying “beautiful plumage” in the Monty Python Parrot sketch. That’s incredible!

The look on that adult with the one “ear” up is great (is that called a tuft on owls?) - he looks like an adult about ready to chastise some kids.

Owls make such good meme images, why don’t we see more of them?!

Also, awesome story.

But the device itself shouldn’t need internet connectivity for this. That networking should be handled by a local master device, the same way access control systems (e.g. Door badge readers, alarm monitoring, etc) work.

Then this device would only use a local, isolated network to access the master device.

Verify your sleep habits and that you’re actually sleeping through the night. Disturbed sleep really messes with the cycles, so you don’t get proper sleep. If you snore, that may be an indication of apnea, which can really mess with sleep.

Take a look at your diet, and eating schedule. If either are inconsistent, it can affect quality of sleep.

If you drink soda, (or any bottled drinks), work on changing that. Between the sugar and caffeine they can really mess with you in so many ways when consumed regularly.

This is a hard one - pay attention to (and respect) your sleep gate. I’ve struggled with this my whole life. When you body tells you it’s sleepy, listen, and go to bed. I know, it can be tough. But overriding your sleep gate can really mess with your sleep schedule.